Man arrested on suspicion of killing co-worker in fightCONWAY (AP) — A Conway man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a co-worker. Arkansas media outlets report the 29-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday in relation to the death of Cole Harvey, 29. He faces a second-degree murder charge. According to a police news release, officers responded to a call Tuesday that Harvey had collapsed after a fight in front of a home. Police say they found Harvey lying in the street in a pool of blood. A...

Bond hearingsThe following individual appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. His name, age, anticipated charge and bond amount are listed. If charged, he will appear July 20 in Pope County Circuit Court. •Christopher Way, 38, two counts of delivery of methamphetamine or cocaine — $25,000. A warrant was filed by the Pope County Circuit Court (PCCC) on May 6 for Way’s arrest concerning the sale of methamphetamine ...

Event brings families of missing persons togetherLITTLE ROCK (AP) — Twenty years after 6-year-old Morgan Nick disappeared from an Arkansas recreation field, her mother said Wednesday that she still struggles with not knowing where she is. Colleen Nick spoke to law enforcement officers and family members of missing persons as part of the fourth annual Never Forgotten event organized by the Arkansas attorney general's office. The event brings the families together to speak with law enforcement...

Identity fraud leads to woman being 'married' to anotherJONESBORO (AP) — Jonesboro police say identity fraud led to a woman being "married" to another woman in Pine Bluff. Officer Nathaniel Cole says the Jonesboro woman had tried to file her taxes in April, but that her return was denied because someone else had used her Social Security number to file a return. The Jonesboro Sun reported the woman then went through the IRS to refile a paper copy, received her refund and assumed everything was fine....

Former judge sentenced in mail fraud casePOCAHONTAS (AP) — A former Arkansas district judge convicted of drug charges has been sentenced in an unrelated mail fraud case involving American Indian artifacts. Bob Castleman, who was a judge in Pocahontas over a decade ago, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and must pay nearly $16,800 in restitution. Castleman had claimed to an insurance company in 2012 that Native American arrowheads were stolen from his residence, but they were ...

Name of trooper involved in man's wounding releasedLITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas State Police have released the name of the trooper involved in a shooting along Interstate 49 near Mountainburg. The agency said Josh Elmore, 27, has been a trooper for about a year. Elmore is on administrative leave with pay while authorities investigate Monday's shooting. Authorities say Elmore came upon a man walking along I-49 southbound. Elmore approached on foot and said the man became combative. According to ...

Little Rock man in critical condition after stabbingLITTLE ROCK (AP) — A Little Rock man is in critical condition after police say he was stabbed by his girlfriend. Little Rock media outlets report Ricky Mays, 56, was stabbed in the chest Monday. According to a Little Rock Police Department detective summary, officers responded to a call about a stabbing at The Cottages Apartments Monday night. Police said that witnesses told them Mays and his girlfriend had been arguing when she took his cellp...

Local man drags wife from moving vehicleA local man was arrested by the Pope County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Thursday after his wife was found in a road-side ditch with a large gash causing blood to come from her head and cuts and scratches on her arms, according to an investigator’s testimony. Sean Simmermaker, 44, allegedly got into an argument with his wife, Barbara, at a friend’s residence and stole her purse from her vehicle. Simmermaker then returned to his vehicle, but his wif...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Monday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear July 20 in Pope County Circuit Court. Byron Lee, 25, failure to appear — $200,000. Lee failed to appear at a March 9 Pope County Circuit Court date to face charges of burglary, breaking and entering, theft of a credit card and fraudulent use o...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear July 20 in Pope County Circuit Court. Nathan Bernt, 29, fraudulent use of a credit card — $7,500. On May 12, Bernt’s mother contacted the Russellville Police Department (RPD) about an $83 charge on her credit card that she didn’t make. After a...

Drug director resigns county Quorum Court seatFORT SMITH (AP) — Arkansas' new drug director has resigned from the Sebastian County Quorum Court. Denny Altes of Fort Smith says in a letter to County Judge David Hudson that his job as drug director will require more time than he anticipated. The letter is dated May 26 and says his resignation is effective June 1. Hudson said he received the letter on Wednesday. Altes is a former state representative and state senator who was elected to the ...

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects appeal of convicted killerFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a death row inmate convicted of killing two people in Fayetteville. The the court said Thursday that it will not consider further appeals from Gregory Decay, 29. The court in 2009 upheld Decay's convictions and later rejected an appeal that his attorneys were ineffective. The latest appeal argued that jury selection was flawed and asked the court to again review the case...

Alleged shooter charged with capital murderCLARKSVILLE — A man arrested May 15 for fatally shooting a Johnson County Sheriff’s reserve deputy has been charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty if convicted. David Gibbons, Fifth Judicial District prosecuting attorney, filed one charge of capital murder Thursday in Johnson County Circuit Court against Fred Albert Kauffeld, 51, of Clarksville. Gibbons also filed one charge of attempted capital murder and residential bur...

Treasurer added to lawsuit by fired ex-employeeLITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan has been added to a defamation lawsuit filed by a former treasurer's office employee against Milligan's chief of staff. The attorney for David Singer added Milligan on Friday to the lawsuit against Jim Harris, who fired Singer as outreach manager for the office. The lawsuit alleges Harris published false statements about Singer's mental health to co-workers, to Milligan and to the media. At...

New campaign launched to find missing Morgan NickLITTLE ROCK (AP) — A new billboard campaign has been launched in an effort to find an Arkansas girl who's been missing for 20 years. The campaign was announced Friday at a news conference attended by the girl's mother — Colleen Nick — and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. The billboards will be placed in the Fort Smith and Alma areas and in northwestern Arkansas and in Little Rock and show an age-progressed picture of Morgan Nick in an effort to s...

Duggar parents placed locks on bedroom doors after fondlingNEW YORK (AP) — Two of reality TV's Duggar sisters fondled by their brother Josh say they weren't even aware it had happened until he confessed and their parents told them about it. Jill and Jessa Duggar, part of the family featured in TLC's "19 Kids and Counting," were two of the four sisters whom Josh Duggar touched inappropriately a dozen years ago. They talked about it with Fox News Channel's Megyn Kelly in an interview set to air Friday n...

Jonesboro woman accused of plotting ex-husband's deathJONESBORO (AP) — Northeastern Arkansas police have arrested and charged a woman they said attempted to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband. But the attorney for Joy Deason-Werner, 41, argued Thursday in Craighead County court that she should be released from jail because she's in poor health, The Jonesboro Sun reported. Deason-Werner has had several back surgeries and hasn't been taking several medications since her arrest, said attorney Ran...

Arkansas takes part in random commercial vehicle checksLAKE VILLAGE (AP) — Members of the Arkansas Highway Police are conducting checks on commercial vehicles this week to ensure they are safe. The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department says that, during a three-day event, inspectors check commercial vehicles, their drivers and their cargo. Organizers estimate that 17 trucks or buses will be inspected every minute across the country. In Arkansas, commercial vehicles will be subject to a 37...

Prosecutor: Death of man who fired at officers was justifiedCABOT (AP) — A central Arkansas prosecutor said the fatal shooting of a handcuffed man in the back of a sheriff's patrol car was justified, because the suspect had a concealed handgun that he fired at authorities. Lonoke County Prosecuting Attorney Chuck Graham said his office reviewed evidence from an Arkansas State Police investigation and determined the sheriff and two agents with a state agency were justified in the May 19 shooting death o...

Family of slain teen file lawsuit against Little Rock policeLITTLE ROCK (AP) — The Little Rock Police Department and a former officer face a lawsuit by the family of a 15-year-old who was fatally shot following suspicion he burglarized a car in 2012. The family of Bobby Joe Moore III filed the suit Monday against Josh Hastings and the department. It comes more than a year after prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge against Hastings due to deadlocked juries. The suit claims Hastings, who was then an...